EULER'S GEM: THE POLYHEDRON FORMULA AND THE BIRTH OF TOPOLOGY

Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology

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  Richeson, David S ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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